2016 Externally set task
Biology – General
Unit 3 content
Science Inquiry Skills
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construct questions for investigation; propose hypotheses; and predict possible outcomes
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represent data in meaningful and useful ways; organise and analyse data to identify trends,
patterns and relationships; qualitatively describe sources of measurement error; and use
evidence to make and justify conclusions
Science as a Human Endeavour
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banksias, eucalypts and many other Australian plants are adapted to regular burning of
their habitat for seed dispersal and recolonisation
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since the discovery that smoke promotes germination of many native Australian plants,
smoke-water is now widely used in nursery production, bushland management and minesite restoration
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flowering plants differ in their methods of reproduction:
 seed dispersal
 requirements for germination